Golf bag attached article carrier



Jan. 2, 1951 R. E. CLEVELAND GOLF BAG ATTACHED ARTICLE CARRIER Filed June 24, 194'? Syvum/Wow ey Zand,

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Patented Jan. 2, 1951 UNITED sTATEs PATENT OFFICE GOLF BAG ATTACHED ARTICLE lCARRIER Ralph E. Cleveland, Los Angeles, Calif. Application J une 24, 1947, Serial No. 756,777 1 claim. (c1. 211-71) This invention relates to a portable carrier for small articles, such as smokers and golfers supplies and accessories, which is capable of being attached to a golf bag so that these articles are made conveniently available for the use of the golfer as he moves about the golf course.

An important object of my invention is to provide a portable article carrier of the above character made from springy sheet material, such as sheet metal, in such a manner as to form a bracket for supporting a cigarette box or other receptacle VVand providing in conjunction with the receptacle clips for yieldingly retaining score cards, pencils, match books or similar articles in handily accessible position.

'Another object of my invention is to provide a portable article carrier of the above character in which the bracket is formed of a single strip of sheet material, `one end of the strip being shaped so as to hook over the rim of a golf bag and hold the article carrier firmly in place on the golf bag.

A further object of my invention is to provide a portable article carrier of the above character in which the receptacle is so constructed and arranged'relative to the bracket as to supporta lightedcigarette so that the lighted end ofv the cigarette lies a safe distance away from the golf bag and from the articles supported on the carrier.

Still another object of my invention is to provide an article carrier of the above character which is so lconstructed and arranged as to provide a rack for accommodating a pencil, a golf tee or tees, or similar slender articles.

Another object of my invention is to provide a portable article carrier of the above character capable of being rapidly and economically manufactured with a minimum of material and principally by a simple stamping or moulding operation.

The invention will be better understood from the following detailed description of a preferred embodiment of the invention, reference being had to the annexed drawing in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a portable article carrier which is adapted to be associated with a golf bag;

Figure 2 is a, front view of the article carrier;

Figure 3 is a top view of the article carrier;

Figure 4 is a side view of the article carrier;

and

Figure 5 is a front view, partly in cross-section, showing a slightly modied form of article carrier in which the cigarette receptacle is detachably associated with the bracket of the article carrier.

The portable article carrier shown in Figs. 1 through 4 comprises a relatively narrow flat elongated strip of sheet metal bent into generally U-shape so as to form a bracket l having a transverse portion ia, and two terminal legs lb and lc extending upwardly from the horizontal portions at each of its ends. Supported upon the transverse portion la. of the bracket' with its bottom rmly secured thereto by means of a rivet 2 is a cigarette receptacle 3 of rectangular outline in cross-section and this receptacle has a removable cover 4 which ts over and closes its upper end.

The end walls 3a of the receptacle 3 project beyond and overhang the lateral edges of the transverse portion la, and the receptacle is mounted in relatively closely-spaced relation to the legs lb and Ic of the bracket so that the flat forward and rearward sides of the receptacle extend generally parallel to the opposed flat faces of the legs. The leg lb is of a length such as to project upwardly for a distance of approximately one-half the height of the receptacle and is slightly sprung away from the adjacent wall of the receptacle so as to define therewith a spring clip adapted to receive and irictionally retain a paper match book M. Desirably the outer face of the leg lbis roughened, as indicated at ld to form a match-striking surface.

The other leg lc of the bracket extends upwardly to an elevation slightly above the top of the cover 4, and is doubled back upon itself to define a spring hook 5 capable of being slipped over the rim of a golf bag G for removably holding the bracket rmly in place. The leg 1c which extends in closely spaced relation to the adjacent flat face oi the receptacle 3 constitutes a spring clip for frictionally retaining a scorev card or pad S. The cover -upon its side opposing the leg Ic is downwardly and outwardly inclined, as indicated at l, and serves as a guideway directing the score cards or pads into engagement with the clip Ic.

Projecting horizontally outwardly from `opposite ends of the receptacle 3 are racks 'I and 8. The rack 1 is formed with holes 9 forsupporting a plurality of golf tees T in vertical position, these holes being made somewhat oversize with respect to the tees so that the tees may slip downwardly through the holes with their heads coming to rest against the rack. The rack 8 is formed with a hole l0 adapted to simi-v 3 larly accommodate a pencil P such as may be used in filling out the score cards S.

The cover 4 upon the top face is fashioned so as to define an elevated rest II, grooved as indicated at I2, adapted tosupport a lighted cigarette C so as to lie transversely of the bracket with its lighted end a great enough distance away from the leg Ic to prevent its contact with the score card or with the golf bag to which the article carrier isattached. The rest I I does not extend the full length of the receptacle but is intermediately located relative thereto so that the end portions I3 of the cover are adapted to serve as trays for receiving the ashes from the cigarette.

The cigarette receptacle may be-*made ofisheet metal, plastic or any otherv suitable material and its size and shape, which may be largely a matter of choice, are preferably such as to accommodate a standard size package of cigarettes. The receptacle is. attached; only to the Ytransf verse portion Ia of the bracket I, which alords complete freedom. for springing movementv of the legs Iband. I c. Instead of. being riveted. to thebracket. the receptacle may be welded, cemented or` otherwise aflixed.

Under some conditions itrnay be found desirable to mount the receptacle 3 so as to be detachable: from. the bracket, as shown in Fig. 5,J thus` permitting thefreceptacle to be carried. in the, pocketofsthe golfer when he is not` on the golf` course. In this modifiedformof carrierthe transversesportion;la of. the bracket is formed Withvanupstruck; sprineftoneue Mbent so as to lie transversely of Vand parallelto the upper face of the portion la; The tongue Mis arranged to slip throughI a slotl IEfinA the bottom of the cigarette receptacleu andyieldingly clamp the receptacle to the bracket.l To remove thereceptacle-from the bracket, it is only necessary to slide the receptacle, crossrwise of the bracket to disengage thertongue Vfrom the slot. The tongue snugly fits betweenvthe side edges-.of the slot thus preventing side play suchas wouldinterfere more or less with the clamping action of the legs Ib and 4 `I/c in holding Ythe score card and match book, in place.

Itwill be 'apparent that the articleV carrier may take other forms than that described above without departing from the spirit of my invention as defined by the following claim.

I claim:

An article carrier adapted to be detachably clipped to the rim of a golf bag, said article carrier comprising a fiat narrow strip of sheet metal defining a bracket constituted of a transverse intermediate portion and spring legs extending up- Wardly; from `opposite ends, off the-intermediate portion, said4 spring legs lbeing unrestricted in flexibility throughout their entire length, a receptacle secured at its bottom to the transverse intermediateaportion of the bracket and having fiat side walls located in opposed, closely-spaced relation tosaidf legs, whereby the spring legs are adapted to function as clips for frictionally retaining articles between the legs and the receptacle, one of said legs being shorter and the other of said legs being longer than the height of the receptacle. and, the longen leg,I tetminaneein a rebent portion defining; a hook adapted to. clip over the rimrof av golf bag, a. cover. for the receptacle havingga slopingface in opposed relation to the, longer. leganddening a downwardly. tapered guidewayi for directing articles betweensaid longer leg and thereceptacle,,andimeansior detachably securing the receptacle tothe bracket. saidmeanscomprisingan elongated spring'tongue integral with and disposed parallelftoytheintermediate portion of the bracketand a.,slotinthe bottom of the` receptacle providing a vpassageway for said tongueY whereby 'thejto'ngue 'overliesth'e bottomy face of saidjrec'eptacle and, .yiel'dingly clamps the receptacle .tothegbrac'ket K Y RALPH E., CLEVELAND.

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